| | People QuickFacts | Weslaco | Texas |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 36,846 | 26,059,203 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 35,471 | 25,145,561 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 3.9% | 3.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 35,670 | 25,145,561 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 9.0% | 7.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 31.4% | 27.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.5% | 10.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.6% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 85.7% | 70.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 11.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.6% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 85.0% | 37.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 13.3% | 45.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 87.0% | 82.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.8% | 16.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 74.7% | 34.4% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 67.9% | 80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 17.4% | 26.1% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,893 | 1,618,413 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.3 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 14,394 | 9,977,436 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 65.5% | 64.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 18.6% | 24.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $69,200 | $126,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 10,865 | 8,667,807 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 3.20 | 2.79 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $15,662 | $25,548 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $36,424 | $50,920 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 30.1% | 17.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Weslaco | Texas |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,948 | 2,164,852 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 73.0% | 20.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.6% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 593,541,502 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 215,908 | 424,238,194 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 671,284 | 311,334,781 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,474 | $13,061 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 70,144 | 42,054,592 |